Selective use of low-osmolality contrast media in computed tomography

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2000-2005

  Valls, Carlos ^a   Andía, Eduard ^a   Sánchez, Anna ^a   Moreno, Victor ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Ciutat Universitaria de Bellvitge   (Spain)

Author keywords

CT; Low osmolality contrast media

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; IOHEXOL; IOPENTOL; IOPROMIDE; IOVERSOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; EXPERIENCE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OSMOLALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SHOCK; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0041632417     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1190-4     Document Type: Article

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